At least eight such new shows are in the works. They'll join 13 post-apocalyptic-themed shows now airing or renewed for new seasons.
Here’s a summary of those planned TV series.
Snowpiercer
TNT is working on a TV series based on the 2013 movie “Snowpiercer,” which was adapted from the French graphic novel “Le Transperceneige.” TNT hopes to premiere the show, which is to star Daveed Diggs and Jennifer Connelly, sometime in 2018.
“Snowpiercer” tells the story of survivors of a global ice age who live on an ever-moving train. The train is divided by classes, with the poorer members of society living in the back of the train farther away from its resources and comforts.
TNT network president Kevin Reilly said “Snowpiercer” will resemble a “spaceship show” and will feature an “ongoing mystery” that will unfold throughout its first season.
“It’s a contained environment with a wide swath of characters stuck together in an intense environment in a game of survival. It makes for unbelievable character drama,” Reilly said during the Television Critics Association press tour.
The Passage
Fox is developing a post-apocalyptic vampire drama called “The Passage.”
It’s based on a trilogy of horror fantasy novels by Justin Cronin. “The Passage” depicts a post-apocalyptic future where virus-infected vampires roam the earth, with human colonies banding together to survive.
The cast includes Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Saniyya Sidney.
A midseason launch was been speculated.
Y: The Last Man
FX is developing a TV series based on the comic book “Y: The Last Man,” which is about the world after an illness wipes out every male in the world except one man, Yorick Brown.
No word on when the series might arrive.
Ascendant
Lionsgate is looking to make a TV series sequel of the “Divergent” film series. “Ascendant” was originally planned as the fourth installment in the “Divergent” series, but now is being retooled as a television show.
War of the Worlds
MTV is developing a contemporary drama series based on H.G. Wells’ classic alien invasion novel “The War of the Worlds.” That public-domain work was most recently adapted into the film “War of the Worlds” (2005) starring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg.
Who Fears Death
HBO and executive producer George R.R. Martin (“Game of Thrones”) are working to adapt the novel “Who Fears Death” by Nnedi Okorafor into a series. The science-fiction fantasy novel takes place in a post-apocalyptic future version of Sudan.
Judge Dredd: Mega City One
The producer of “Dredd” (2012), a cult favorite film about dystopian crime fighter Judge Dredd, plans to make a television series sequel called “Judge Dredd: Mega City One.” “Dredd” star Karl Urban is in talks to reprise his title role.
In June, returning franchise producer Jason Kingsley said the show was at least two years away from reaching viewers.
Dawn
Ava DuVernay, Charles D. King’s Macro and director-writer Victoria Mahoney are adapting the science-fiction novel “Dawn” by award-winning author Octavia E. Butler into a television series.
The novel is about an African-American woman who works with aliens to resurrect the human race 250 years after a nuclear war.
Photos: Artwork from movie “Snowpiercer” (2013) and novel “The Passage.”
